... Its a normal part of shortsightedness to see the speckles when you look at something light.. like the sky or perhaps sometimes the screen of the computer etc. ... (5 replies)
... When I said "normal" I was referring to 'Blue Field Entopic Phenomenon', not floaters. And if you do some research on that you'll find that seeing it is "normal", in whatever way you want to interpret it. Some people see it, some people don't, just like some people have moles, others don't, some men have hair on their chest, others don't, etc. When you say you "unnecessarily... (9 replies)
... What is "normal." There is "normal" as in "typical." And there is "normal" as in "healthy." The Audiologist said my hearing is normal. I said "Do you mean normal for someone my age or do you mean average for the whole population or what exactly do you mean? ... (9 replies)
... my symptoms doesn't fit the description of anything he was worried about before seeing me. I did a search online and while a lot of people see "dark spots" that are floaters, my symptoms don't exactly fit the description of floaters either. ... (7 replies)
... Floaters are usually normal, and, yes, they can develop suddenly. For a few years, I had them frequently at random times. ... (22 replies)
... Eagle, as promised, I asked my endo about low TSH. He confirmed that the TSH should NOT be suppressed. So, even if your T3 and T4 levels are within normal range but your TSH is low, all is not okay. Allll about the balance. ... (16 replies)
... im 18 and i see like 4 floaters in my eye and ive had multiple dialated eye exams one just a week ago and nothing is wrong so sometimes floaters are just normal. ... (5 replies)
... With the visual symptoms you are having it would be wise to have your eyes examined. ... (10 replies)
... I am sorry you are worrying about your eyesight. It is hard to ignore, once you become fixated on a potential problem, because you are using your eyes virtually every waking moment. However, ask yourself this, are you someone who tends to become fixated on things? ... (10 replies)
... and I'm noticing more floaters because of it. ... (10 replies)
... By floaters I mean the bits you see floating around in your eye, something to do with casting shadows on the retina. I'm not sure exactly what they are. ... (10 replies)
... And how many are considered a "shower"? ... (10 replies)
... Floaters can signal a problem if you get a "shower" of them, are accompanied by flashes of light, or loss of peripheral vision. ... (10 replies)
... I have had floaters all my life and they started in my middle teens. Your description sounds typical. Mine have got worse as I got older. ... (10 replies)
... I'm confused about what is considered normal and abnormal about floaters in the eyes. ... (10 replies)
... I wouldn't worry too much. I think you are seeing the entopic phenomenon when you say you are seeing stars moving around quickly in bright lights. This is NORMAL. ... (5 replies)
... I too have floaters and can see the squiggly colored phenomenon on white surfaces or better on windows to. When I see my floaters I relate to them as cells, cause that is excatly what mine look like. My floaters get in the way when I read, stare at a person, computer, anything. ... (9 replies)
... I have very severe eye floaters and they are driving me crazy. I went to the ophthalmologist on Friday and he said everything looks perfectly normal. ... (15 replies)
... I'm seeing exactly the same thing. And I don't think they're floaters (I have those too). The only thing I was able to find was the white blood cells ( Blue Field Entopic Phenomenon) that you mentioned. I also see them on other bright surfaces, not necessarily blue. I also do not think it's visual snow, since I'm not seeing them in dark or even if I wear sun glasses. I check... (9 replies)
... Howdy! I'm 24 years old and I've been dealing with floaters for quite awhile myself. ... (15 replies)
